Xbox Will Finally Let You Disable Quick Resume for Specific Games, Such as Online Titles That It Just Doesn't Play Nice With

What happened

Microsoft is rolling out an Xbox update that allows users to disable the Quick Resume feature for individual games. Quick Resume lets players instantly resume games where they left off, but it has caused problems with online games that need fresh connections. The feature to turn it off per-game has been requested by the Xbox community for years.

Why people care

Quick Resume was marketed as one of the Xbox Series X|S's standout features, allowing seamless switching between multiple games. However, it frequently broke online games by trying to resume old sessions that were no Slate & Targets Global Viewers With Local Origina">longer valid, forcing players to restart games manually anyway.

The takes

Xbox users say

Quick Resume is great in theory but a nightmare for online games, causing connection errors and forcing manual restarts. They've been asking Microsoft for years to let them disable it for problematic titles while keeping it enabled for single-player games where it works perfectly.

Microsoft says

Quick Resume is one of Xbox's best innovations and they're committed to improving the experience based on user feedback. The new per-game toggle gives players the control they want while preserving the feature's benefits for compatible games.

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